Leela – Co-founder & Teacher (Mondays, All Levels)

Originally from Berlin and based in London for over 20 years, Leela brings an infectious sense of humour, a love for light (literally—she’s a professional lighting designer for concerts), and over 15 years of personal yoga practice to her classes.

Yoga became Leela’s grounding ritual after a back injury; a formative trip to India deepened her practice and curiosity. She loves Indian mythology and how those stories mirror modern life, and she’s fascinated by how emerging neuroscience connects with yogic wisdom — especially around breath, perception and the nervous system.

By day Leela is a concert lighting designer, and that creative, practical eye feeds her teaching. She teaches playful vinyasa and 4BEAT (a rhythm‑based style that links breath and movement), weaving neuro‑biomechanics, breathwork and inventive sequencing into classes that are powerful, practical and kind. Sessions are breath‑led and empowering: clear cues, useful tools for hectic lives, and a balance of challenge with nurture (sthira‑sukham asanam). It’s a practice that makes space for all of you, on and off the mat. She’s fascinated by the the legends of edges of ability—what she can’t yet do and what that reveals—and after years of resistance, she’s even managed her most challenging her peak pose: savasana.

When she’s not teaching or lighting up stages, you’ll find Leela floating in the sea (or a bathtub, if she must), playing with her son or some time in nature.

Leela’s trained with inspirational teachers such as: 4BEAT Yoga with Marcus Veda, Mandala Yoga with Dulce Hikurina and Shiva Rhea, Neuro-Biomechanics with Celest Pereira, Pranayama with Laurent Roure,